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简压根 · 繁壓根

Mandarin · pinyin yà gēn

(mainly used in the negative) in the first place; absolutely; simply

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根: gēn · root, base(d on); foundation
压: yā · press; oppress; crush; pressure

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4–1 · ya4 gen1

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(chiefly Mandarin, colloquial, erhua-ed, usually negative) in the first place; completely; utterly

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